What an incredible day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground! Sun shining and 17 degrees – what more could you want for an excursion! As we travelled through the city on our tram from Lygon to Fed Square, the students were already asking each other what they’re looking forward to seeing in the tour/gallery. On arrival, […]
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Hi all! Couple of quick reminders: This week is BOOK WEEK! And on Wednesday 22nd August, the school is having their annual book week parade. We have been doing a lot of shared reading in the neighbourhood, inspiring the students to think of a particularly book character they could possibly dress up for the day.
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On Thursday, students were asked to nominate a ‘global super group’ they were keen to join. These groups will begin to deepen their knowledge and start to investigate how they will be able to take action. If any parents feel like they may have expertise in any of the super groups areas, we would
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Week 3 Exploring bamboo and sound… This week Deb led our workshops and we explored the potential of bamboo to create sound. We approached our explorations in two stages. These were not necessarily in any order. We explored a range of sounds that we could harness from the bamboo We considered how we could exploit
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PHPS Book Week celebrations begin soon! Neighbourhoods will be focusing on favourite books and authors, with the plot thickening for a special dress-up parade on Wednesday in the gymnasium. All students are encouraged to think of fun costumes they might create in order to participate in the parade. From Alice in Wonderland to the Wonderful
We are fast approaching our annual Book Week celebrations! Neighbourhoods will be coming together to celebrate their love of books throughout the week, with our big Book Week parade happening during the special week. The year 3/4’s will be encouraged to think about books and authors they love and share these with the neighbourhood throughout
We are fast approaching our annual Book Week celebrations! Neighbourhoods will be coming together to celebrate their love of books throughout the week, with our big Book Week parade happening during the special week. The year 2’s will be encouraged to think about books and authors they love and share these with the neighbourhood
The year 2 neighbourhood had a great discussion this morning, and started to develop our “super groups” for the Global Goals. We looked at each of the goals and worked out what they had in common and gave them general categories. Have a look at what we came up with! This week, the students
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“How do groups inform or influence our identity?” Through our provocations and workshops this week we will begin to delve into the ‘identity’ part of this question by asking “What is my identity made up of?” Time of our lives The students will be starting a new Mathematics inquiry this week, which will have a
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For the rest of the year, the year 2 neighbourhood will be embarking on an exciting project – our own podcast! “On the Hill” will be a chance for students to share their learning with the whole school community and even further. The podcast is still in its infancy, where we are working on content